Is this true (remove battery for long could lead to worse performance)?
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Is this true (remove battery for long could lead to worse performance)?
I have a 99 Civic LX and I go to school for 9 months out of the year so no one drives it for 9 months basically. We take the battery out, inflate tires to 45 lbs, fill the gas tank, and put fuel stabilizer in. I was reading this and I did a double take, is this true?
http://www.popularmechanics.com/auto...o/4205233.html
http://www.popularmechanics.com/auto...o/4205233.html
Your Dad Was Wrong
A lot of traditional automotive wisdom just doesn't hold up.
DAD SAID: "If you park for a long time, disconnect the battery."
BUT: The car always draws some current and can run down the battery in a month or so. But if the battery is disconnected, the engine computer has to reprogram itself — and driveability suffers until it does. Plus, you'll have to reset the clock and radio. The fix? Attach a trickle charger.
A lot of traditional automotive wisdom just doesn't hold up.
DAD SAID: "If you park for a long time, disconnect the battery."
BUT: The car always draws some current and can run down the battery in a month or so. But if the battery is disconnected, the engine computer has to reprogram itself — and driveability suffers until it does. Plus, you'll have to reset the clock and radio. The fix? Attach a trickle charger.
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NO, thats absolute bullshit....if your battery dies or you disconnect it its going to have essentially the same effect.
the best option with modern vehicles is a battery tender...something that can maintain the battery at appropriate levels.
not to mention you can reprogram your computer in 2 or 3 days at the most, if i remember right. It doesnt take that long for your car to reset itself.
the best option with modern vehicles is a battery tender...something that can maintain the battery at appropriate levels.
not to mention you can reprogram your computer in 2 or 3 days at the most, if i remember right. It doesnt take that long for your car to reset itself.
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When reseting your ECU some people will let the car idle for 10 minutes and then restart the car. That's what I've always done :dunno:
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i just reset my ecu yesterday by pulling the ecu fuse. started it up and let it idle till it got up to temp. took it for a drive today and didnt feel any different. :hsdunno:
i did let the car sit for 6-7 months without touching it and that did kill the battery, as well as cause some other issues.
i did let the car sit for 6-7 months without touching it and that did kill the battery, as well as cause some other issues.
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some vehicles require a whole slew of shit to reset the ECU properly. My experience is with domestics such as newer fords and newer GM's , but they do require set procedures for properly resetting. i took a class on it once, quite interesting what is required to properly reprogram a ECU in a Ford